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dockets other than rulemaking; from 

there you can select the appropriate subtype, such as ‘‘Peer Review’’. 

III. Additional Information 

A. Information on Use of FDMS 

Additional details about FDMS, as 

well as detailed instructions and 

assistance for using the system, are 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

DOT will also have available online by 

October 1, 2007, a new site that will 

provide helpful information about the 

use of FDMS for DOT dockets. The site 

will also contain other helpful 

information, such as reports that were 

available on DMS but will not be 

available on FDMS. The site will be at 

http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov. In addition, 

if you are interested in attending 

informational sessions regarding FDMS 

that DOT will be offering on October 3, 

2007, (2–4 pm for the public) and 

October 4, 2007, (9–11 am for the 

public) in the DOT Conference Center/ 

Multi-Media Room, West Building, 

Room W11–130 at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC. Sign up 

is available at http://www.dms.dot.gov. 

B. Agencies Covered 

This notice applies to: the Federal 

Aviation Administration (FAA), the 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration (NHTSA), the Federal 

Highway Administration (FHWA), the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), 

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), the Research 

and Innovative Technology 

Administrative (RITA), the Federal 

Transit Administration (FTA), the 

Maritime Administration (MARAD), the 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration (PHMSA), the Saint 

Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation (SLSDC), and the Office of 

the Secretary (OST). Please note that the 

Transportation Security Administration 

(TSA) and the United States Coast 

Guard (USCG) also use DMS and their 

dockets will be transferring with the 

DOT dockets to FDMS. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations. 

Dated: September 19, 2007. 

[FR Doc. 07–4709 Filed 9–19–07; 2:26 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Submission Deadlines for 

Schedule Information for John F. 

Kennedy International Airport and 

Newark Liberty International Airport for 

the Summer 2008 Scheduling Season 

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 

ACTION: Notice of submission deadline. 

SUMMARY: Under this notice, the FAA 

announces that New York’s John F. 

Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and 

Newark Liberty International Airport 

(EWR) have been designated Level 2 

Schedules Facilitated Airports for the 

summer 2008 scheduling season in 

accordance with the International Air 

Transport Association (IATA) 

Worldwide Scheduling Guidelines. 

Accordingly, the FAA announces an 

October 11, 2007, deadline for 

submitting schedule information for all 

planned flights at JFK and EWR between 

the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 p.m., local 

time or 1000 and 0300 UTC. The FAA 

deadline coincides with the submission 

deadline established by IATA for the 

Summer 2008 Schedules Conference. 

The U.S. summer scheduling season 

is from March 9, 2008, through 

November 1, 2008, in recognition of the 

U.S. daylight saving time dates. The 

FAA understands the IATA summer 

2008 season is March 30, 2008, through 

October 25, 2008. The FAA will accept 

schedules that coincide with the IATA 

scheduling season, rather than U.S. 

daylight saving dates, in order to ease 

the administrative burdens on carriers 

conducting international operations and 

in order to ensure that FAA has the 

most accurate schedule information. 

The Level 2 designations for JFK and 

EWR are necessary because of increased 

levels of air traffic operations, 

congestion and delay at the airports and 

a tangible decrease in operational 

performance (performance data for each 

airport is provided below). The FAA is 

implementing a number of initiatives for 

JFK and EWR to improve air traffic 

control (ATC) efficiency and reduce 

delays at those and other airports. For 

instance, ATC has increased use of a 

second departure runway at JFK when 

conditions permit. Other measures for 

both airports will improve routing 

options during periods of adverse 

weather conditions. And, over the next 

several years, the FAA will redesign 

airspace in the New York/New Jersey/ 

Philadelphia areas in order to improve 

efficiency and reduce delays. These near 

term measures, however, are not 

sufficient to meet the current peak hour 

operational demands at these airports. 

John F. Kennedy Airport 

Operations at JFK were previously 

limited by the FAA under the High 

Density Rule. This rule was eliminated 

at JFK after January 1, 2007, in 

accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41715(a)(2). 

The FAA advised IATA and carriers that 

this effectively changed the FAA 

determination for JFK under IATA 

guidelines to Level 1 as of January 1, 

2007. However, the FAA now 

redesignates JFK as Level 2 for the 

summer 2008 season and requests 

carriers to provide schedule information 

in accordance with this notice. 

JFK is experiencing increased 

congestion with a corresponding 

decrease in on-time performance. 

Comparing the period of October 2006 

through July 2007 to the same period in 

the previous year, the average daily 

operations at JFK increased 23 percent; 

the average daily arrivals with delays 

greater than one hour increased 114 

percent; and on-time gate arrivals 

within 15 minutes of scheduled time 

decreased from 69.7 percent to 61.2 

percent. Average taxi-out delay 

increased 19 percent from 30 to almost 

36 minutes on average. The metrics for 

the months of June and July 2007 show 

even further deterioration of 

performance. A number of carriers 

communicated their concerns to the 

FAA about the impact the delayed 

flights are having on operational 

reliability, flight connections and 

network planning. 

The FAA intends to work with 

carriers to review operations, 

particularly during the morning hours of 

7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and afternoon and 

evening hours from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. 

local time. Capacity exists for new 

operations or retiming of existing flights 

at many periods of the day. The FAA is 

currently completing a capacity and 

demand assessment of JFK and 

considering steps to address the timing 

of flights on the airport’s operation. This 

could result in operational limits during 

peak hours and a change of JFK’s 

designation to Level 3. 

Newark Liberty International Airport 

EWR has been one of the most 

consistently delayed airports in the 

National Airspace System (NAS). For 

example, for the period of October 2006 

through July 2007, EWR had an on-time 

arrival performance of 60.17 percent, 

the worst among the top 35 airports. 

Therefore, based on the airport’s 

performance metrics and the imbalance 

between ATC capacity and demand that 

is expected to continue in the near term, 


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the FAA has decided to designate EWR 

as an IATA Level 2 Schedules 

Facilitated Airport for the summer 2008 

scheduling season. The FAA 

understands EWR is currently Level 2 

for certain international passenger 

terminal facilities, and this notice does 

not replace that schedule facilitation 

process done at the local airport level. 

The FAA intends to work with 

carriers to review operations, 

particularly during the morning hours of 

7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and afternoon and 

evening hours from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. 

local time. The FAA is considering 

options to further address congestion 

and improve operational performance at 

EWR, including the timing of flights at 

the airport, and their impact on the 

airport’s operation. 

DATES: Schedules must be submitted no 

later than October 11, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Schedules may be 

submitted by mail to Slot 

Administration Office, AGC–240, Office 

of the Chief Counsel, 800 Independence 

Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

facsimile: 202–267–7277; ARINC: 

DCAYAXD; or by e-mail to: 7–AWAslotadmin@faa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Komal Jain, Regulations Division, Office 

of the Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone number: 202–267–3073. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

19th, 2007. 

James W. Whitlow, 

Deputy Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 07–4711 Filed 9–19–07; 2:26 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: 

Proposed Dickson Southwest Bypass 

from US–70 to State Route 46 and/or 

Interstate 40, Dickson County, TN 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

will be prepared for a proposed 

transportation project in Dickson 

County, Tennessee. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Laurie S. Leffler, Assistant Division 

Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration—Tennessee Division 

Office, 640 Grassmere Park Road, Suite 

112, Nashville, TN 37211, or by phone 

at 615–781–5770. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA in cooperation with the 

Tennessee Department of 

Transportation will prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

on a proposal to construct a bypass 

around the southwest side of the City of 

Dickson, for a distance of approximately 

10 miles. 

Alternatives to be considered include: 

(1) No-build; (2) a Transportation 

System Management (TSM) alternative 

(3) one or more build alternatives that 

could include constructing a roadway 

on a new location, upgrading existing 

US–70 and State Route 46, or a 

combination of both, and (4) other 

alternatives that may arise from public 

input. Public scoping meetings will be 

held for the project corridor. As part of 

the scoping process, federal, state, and 

local agencies and officials; private 

organizations; citizens; and interest 

groups will have an opportunity to 

identify issues of concern and provide 

input on the purpose and need for the 

project, range of alternatives, 

methodology, and the development of 

the Environmental Impact Statement. A 

Coordination Plan will be developed to 

include the public in the project 

development process. This plan will 

utilize the following outreach efforts to 

provide information and solicit input: 

Newsletters, an internet website, e-mail 

and direct mail, informational meetings 

and briefings, public hearings, and other 

efforts as necessary and appropriate. A 

public hearing will be held upon 

completion of the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement and public notice will 

be given of the time and place of the 

hearing. The Draft EIS will be available 

for public and agency review and 

comment prior to the public hearings. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

identified and taken into account, 

comments and suggestions are invited 

from all interested parties. Comments 

and questions concerning the proposed 

action should be directed to the FHWA 

contact person identified above at the 

address provided above. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

proposed program). 

Issued on: September 18, 2007. 

Laurie S. Leffler, 

Assistant Division Administrator, Nashville, 

TN. 

[FR Doc. E7–18796 Filed 9–21–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Preparation of an Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Van Ness 

Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Project in 

San Francisco, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA), the Council of 

Environmental Quality Regulations (40 

CFR part 1505.6), and the California 

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) 

Section 151710, the Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA), in cooperation 

with the San Francisco County 

Transportation Authority (SFCTA), will 

prepare a joint Environmental Impact 

Statement/Environmental Impact Report 

(EIS/EIR) for the Van Ness Avenue Bus 

Rapid Transit (BRT) Project, an 

approximately two-mile transit 

improvement along Van Ness Avenue 

through the City and County of San 

Francisco, California. The Project would 

create dedicated bus lanes from 

approximately South Van Ness Avenue 

and Mission Street (south end) to Van 

Ness Avenue and Lombard Street (north 

end). The project would also establish 

high capacity stations with passenger 

amenities and low-level boarding 

platforms; real time bus arrival 

information systems; proof-of-payment 

fare verification; transit signal priority; 

and modern, high-capacity, low-floor, 

multi-door buses. 

The EIS/EIR will evaluate the 

following alternatives: (1) No-Project/ 

Baseline Alternative; (2) Van Ness 

Avenue BRT Project, which will include 

design options for the configuration of 

the BRT transitway and stations; and (3) 

any additional reasonable alternatives 

that emerge from the study process. The 

EIS will be prepared in accordance with 

FTA regulations (23 CFR 771 et seq.) 

implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as 

well as provisions of the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU). The EIR will be 

prepared in accordance with the 


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